She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 4, 1920, to the late William and Della Bergener Klee.

On Sept. 17, 1941, she married Robert A. Griffith Sr. in Wellsburg, W.Va., and he preceded her in death Dec. 19, 1992. She also was preceded in death by her brother, William Klee Jr. of Saxonburg, Pa.; and a sister, Marjorie Carpenter of Harmons, Md.